Harold Green

Harold Green was an African-American private in the US Army who fought in the American Civil War.

Biography
Harold Green, an African-American former slave, joined the US Army during the American Civil War. He joined the 2nd Kansas Colored in 1862 and fought at the Battle of Jenkins' Ferry in 1864, during which the black soldiers took no Confederate prisoners due to the Confederates' previous massacre of black troops at Poison Springs. After the battle, Green joined up with the 116th US Colored from Camp Nelson, Kentucky, and he was interviewed by President Abraham Lincoln.